Status of Global Christianity, 2021, in the Context of ...

1 Status of Global christianity , 2021, in the Context of 1900 2050 Year: 1900 1970 2000 Trend mid-2021 2025 2050 % POPULATION 1. Total population 1,619,625,000 3,700,578,000 6,145,007,000 7,875,465,000 8,185,614,000 9,771,823,0002.

2 Adult population (over 15) 1,073,646,000 2,311,829,000 4,295,756,000 5,878,250,000 6,168,588,000 7,689,005,0003. Adults, % literate CITIES AND URBAN MISSION 4. Urban population (%) Urban poor 100 million 650 million 1,400 million 2,660 million 3,000 million 4,100 million6.

3 Slum dwellers 20 million 260 million 700 million 1,400 million 1,600 million 1,900 million7. Global urban population 232,695,000 1,354,213,000 2,868,301,000 4,455,416,000 4,774,652,000 6,679,764,0008. Christian urban population 159,600,000 660,800,000 1,221,824,000 1,686,925,000 1,749,127,000 2,472,589,0009. Cities over 1 million 20 145 371 593 653 95010. under 50% Christian 5 65 226 353 394 50011. New non-Christians per day 5,200 51,100 137,000 167,000 174,000 129,000 Global RELIGION 12.

4 Religious diversity Religionists 1,616,370,000 2,991,122,000 5,347,575,000 6,996,150,000 7,318,714,000 8,922,221,00014. Christians 558,346,000 1,229,309,000 1,988,967,000 2,545,579,000 2,660,574,000 3,421,107,00015. Muslims 200,301,000 570,567,000 1,291,280,000 1,926,115,000 2,061,407,000 2,802,391,00016.

5 Hindus 202,976,000 462,982,000 822,397,000 1,073,619,000 1,101,278,000 1,226,939,00017. Buddhists 126,946,000 234,957,000 452,301,000 550,493,000 569,204,000 591,796,00018. Chinese folk-religionists 379,974,000 238,027,000 431,244,000 471,103,000 491,548,000 415,932,00019. Ethnoreligionists 117,313,000 169,417,000 224,055,000 269,949,000 271,532,000 284,792,00020.

6 New Religionists 5,986,000 39,557,000 62,943,000 65,441,000 64,914,000 61,031,00021. Sikhs 2,962,000 10,668,000 19,973,000 28,538,000 29,640,000 34,914,00022. Jews 11,725,000 13,902,000 12,881,000 14,838,000 15,141,000 16,994,00023. Nonreligionists 3,255,000 709,456,000 797,432,000 879,315,000 866,900,000 849,601,00024.

7 Agnostics 3,028,000 544,300,000 656,410,000 731,705,000 723,108,000 701,818,00025. Atheists 226,000 165,156,000 141,023,000 147,609,000 143,792,000 147,784,000 Global christianity BY TRADITION 26. Total Christians, % of world Affiliated Christians 522,440,000 1,112,655,000 1,889,808,000 2,432,007,000 2,543,469,000 3,303,112,00028. Roman Catholics 265,756,000 658,556,000 1,025,102,000 1,250,319,000 1,286,883,000 1,551,403,00029. Protestants 134,196,000 251,901,000 429,180,000 593,660,000 624,924,000 895,056,00030.

8 Independents 8,859,000 89,480,000 284,439,000 396,991,000 422,968,000 621,855,00031. Orthodox 116,199,000 141,930,000 257,741,000 293,599,000 296,858,000 312,133,00032. Unaffiliated Christians 35,906,000 116,654,000 99,159,000 113,572,000 117,105,000 117,996,00033. Evangelicals 80,912,000 111,809,000 270,635,000 393,545,000 420,870,000 620,963,00034.

9 Pentecostals/Charismatics 981,000 57,637,000 442,677,000 655,557,000 703,639,000 1,031,500,000 CHURCH ORGANIZATION 35. Denominations / Rites 2,000 13,100 31,100 45,600 49,000 64,00036.

10 Congregations 400,000 1,329,000 3,000,000 4,100,000 4,300,000 5,500,000 CHRISTIANS BY CONTINENT 37. Global North 459,901,000 703,710,000 816,017,000 832,729,000 827,529,000 787,352,00038.